Tobacco, commercial speech, and libertarian values: the end of the line for restrictions on advertising?
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Abstract
In June of 2001, the Supreme Court overturned a set of antitobacco measures adopted by the state of Massachusetts designed to protect young people from advertising. Once again, the court expressed its hostility toward measures designed to restrict commercial speech in the name of the social good. In so doing, the court underscored the enduring tension between the libertarian and social welfare dimensions of contemporary democracy and placed into relief the divisions within the American liberal tradition.
Medical subject headings
- Advertising
- Civil Rights
- Commerce
- Public Health
- Smoking Prevention
- Tobacco Industry